Rural/Farming
Friday, February 28, 2025
The state of animal waste regulations in Virginia
Virginia has certain restrictions in place for workers handling animal waste in order to avoid contaminating groundwater sources. But one expert says …
Thursday, February 27, 2025
New Kentucky program aims to boost local farm to schools partnerships
Kentucky is launching a new program aimed at rewarding school districts that buy food directly from farmers in the Commonwealth. Three schools will …
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Advocates await impacts of industrial sludge law a year later
Environmental advocates are waiting for results from legislation passed last year, regulating the use of industrial sludge from flowing into …
Thursday, February 27, 2025
WI group pushes back after controversial CAFO expansion OK'd
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has approved a permit to expand Ridge Breeze Dairy in Salem despite hundreds of local objections…
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Group warns livestock manure making MI Great Lakes not so great
A new analysis revealed a staggering amount of livestock waste is flowing through Michigan's waterways each year, equivalent to the sewage of 81 …
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Iowa farmers push for country of origin beef labeling
Iowa farmers and their advocates want Congress to approve a measure to require beef raised and produced in the United States to be labeled as such…
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Apprenticeship trains next generation of PA dairy farmers
In Pennsylvania, a nonprofit striving to secure the future of small dairy farms is hoping its federal funding won't be frozen much longer. …
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
California researchers explore crops that thrive on salt
By Ashley Stimpson of Nexus Media News for Sentient.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Sentient/Just an…
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Mandatory 'Made in USA' labeling for beef gets another look
Spring is around the corner, and as Midwesterners might be dreaming about firing up their grills and stocking up for barbecues, there is a renewed …
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
As federal cuts hit Wisconsinites, one group pitches in to help
Communities in Wisconsin are feeling the widespread effects of federal cuts and some organizations are pitching in to help those who have experienced …
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Policy fight over meat label transparency back in play
Spring is around the corner and as Midwesterners might be dreaming about firing up their grills and stocking up for barbecues, there is a renewed …
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
MO farmers, advocates push for mandatory country-of-origin food labels
A Midwest coalition of consumer, farmer and rural groups, including those in Missouri, is pushing to reinstate mandatory country-of-origin labeling …